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The 1852 act retains the local pound of twenty shillings while permitting amounts and accounts in dollars and decimal parts. [1]

The printed commencement note records royal approval on June 30, 1852, provincial declaration on 11 August, and operation from 1 October, following Gazette publication on 15 September. [2]

The 1852 act rates a lawful British sovereign at one local pound, four shillings and four pence. [3]

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  1. New Brunswick Legislature; official printing reproduced by University of New Brunswick · New Brunswick currency act, 15 Victoria, chapter 85 (1852)
  2. New Brunswick Legislature; official printing reproduced by University of New Brunswick · New Brunswick currency act, 15 Victoria, chapter 85 (1852)
  3. New Brunswick Legislature; official printing reproduced by University of New Brunswick · New Brunswick currency act, 15 Victoria, chapter 85 (1852)

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“New Brunswick pound of account.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000639.html

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